The fact that Samsung Internet comes preloaded on Galaxy smartphones has helped it achieve the 1 billion milestone, as every new device that gets activated counts as one install. Since Galaxy smartphones sell considerably more than devices from other manufacturers, the Samsung Internet app is likely to retain the top spot for years to come as far as the install count is concerned.

Of course, that’s not counting Google Chrome, which will always stay ahead as it’s popular as a browser on both mobile and desktop and also comes preloaded on all Android devices. Samsung Internet is available for all Android devices as well (Android 5.0 Lollipop and above), and it’s also one of the most feature-packed browsers on Android. Plugins/support for extensions is perhaps its biggest draw, in addition to Samsung-exclusive features such as iris sensor authentication on websites.